登入選單
返回Google圖書搜尋
Animal Homosexuality
Aldo Poiani
其他書名
A Biosocial Perspective
出版Cambridge University Press, 2010-08-19
主題Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / PrimatologyScience / Life Sciences / Zoology / GeneralPsychology / GeneralScience / Life Sciences / EvolutionSocial Science / Anthropology / General
ISBN11394903899781139490382
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=EftT_1bsPOAC&hl=&source=gbs_api
EBookSAMPLE
註釋Homosexuality is an evolutionary paradox in search for a resolution, not a medical condition in search for a cure. Homosexual behavior is common among social animals, and mainly expressed within the context of a bisexual sexual orientation. Exclusive homosexuality is less common, but not unique to humans. Poiani and Dixson invite the reader to embark on a journey through the evolutionary, biological, psychological and sociological aspects of homosexuality, seeking an understanding of both the proximate and evolutionary causes of homosexual behavior and orientation in humans, other mammals and birds. The authors also provide a synthesis of what we know about homosexuality into a biosocial model that links recent advances in reproductive skew theory and various selection mechanisms to produce a comprehensive framework that will be useful for anyone teaching or planning future research in this field.